Where to Start?

Sharing the responsibility for Digital Citizenship instruction is essential. Whether you decide to implement the curriculum as a team, via cross curriculums, or confine the instruction to Technology education classes, you must think of what implementation is best for your school/classroom needs. Furthermore, you may decide to teach Digital Citizenship in complete units, breaking up the curriculum, or teaching it twice a week.

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CyberSmart Curriculum Overview

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What will a lesson look like?

Choose a video below to get a sneak-peak into what a Digital Citizenship Lesson could look like:
English Language Arts - Safe Online Talk, What's Safe and What's Risky
While viewing, consider the following...

How do the red, yellow and green cards help students make sense of situations?
Why are the scenarios an important part of the discussion?
What evidence are students using to justify their choice of red, yellow or green for a particular scenario?

Mathmatics - Creating a Snapshot of Digital Use: Video
While viewing, consider the following...

In what ways does the opening discussion inform the creation of the bar graph?
How might students use technology to improve their graphical representation and presentation?
How does the graphical display help students uncover patterns they may not otherwise have seen?

Planning for Digital Citizenship Curriculum Instruction: